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and a little later on this evening, at about 40 minutes from now, firstly michelle obama will address the congressional black caucus foundation in their awards dinner. it is held each year as part of their annual legislation conference to honor african- americans who have made significant contributions. that is at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. in less than two weeks, the presidential candidates meet for the first time in the first of three debates. the first one is wednesday, october 3 from the university of denver. you can see that live on c-span, c-span raider, and online at c- span.org. another rally this week in milwaukee, mitt romney spoke. ♪ i was born free >> good afternoon. good afternoon. isn't it great to be on this market campus? [applause] i am a proud mother of a freshman student here on campus and, when i get a chance to see my son or talk to him, i most appreciated. thank you, matt. thank you for coming out. scott and i are asked all the time why we do what we do. why do we spend so much time and energy trying to make wisconsin a better place? he is the reason that we do wh
and a little later on this evening, at about 40 minutes from now, firstly michelle obama will address the congressional black caucus foundation in their awards dinner. it is held each year as part of their annual legislation conference to honor african- americans who have made significant contributions. that is at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. in less than two weeks, the presidential candidates meet for the first time in the first of three debates. the first one is wednesday, october 3 from the...
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michelle obama is up alone in the residence. and she gets an e-mail saying there's been a minor security incident. but she doesn't know what that means. and the e-mail is from valerie jarrett and turns out that jarrett is in a meeting. so nobody e-mails her back. and they told me the story afterward and told me how concerned the first lady was and how she didn't want to cause a fuss and she didn't want to know -- she didn't want to cause a stir by expressing too much alarm. and so she finally picked up the phone and called the white house operator and asked for her husband. so both told me that story on the record and to me it was a really illuminating and moving reminder of the restrictions of this kind of life. and also the anxiety that runs through it. you know, when there was a news story a couple of weeks ago about how a bullet hit the back of the white house, the sort of undertone of the story -- the real importance of it is that, you know, the back of the white house is where malia and sasha go out and play, right? there'
michelle obama is up alone in the residence. and she gets an e-mail saying there's been a minor security incident. but she doesn't know what that means. and the e-mail is from valerie jarrett and turns out that jarrett is in a meeting. so nobody e-mails her back. and they told me the story afterward and told me how concerned the first lady was and how she didn't want to cause a fuss and she didn't want to know -- she didn't want to cause a stir by expressing too much alarm. and so she finally...
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captor wrote a book about the obamas and about their marriage and about michelle obama this year. if you read that book, this woman is not interested in getting into politics herself. she's committed to her husband's campaign. >> steve, we can dream. we can dream. come on, this is america. a girl can dream. >> wanted to barack at certain points in his life. >> i'm well aware but i still would love it. >> but krystal, you can dream and meanwhile, we'll go to a commercial break and have more of my thoughts on president clinton at the end of the show. up next, michelle wasn't the only one lighting this place on fire last night. getting to know the san antonio mayor who is giving castro a good name in america. that and more on the cycle as we roll on wednesday, september 5th. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ barks ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barks ] beneful playful life is made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. >>> in the end, the american dream, the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon. but a relay. our families do
captor wrote a book about the obamas and about their marriage and about michelle obama this year. if you read that book, this woman is not interested in getting into politics herself. she's committed to her husband's campaign. >> steve, we can dream. we can dream. come on, this is america. a girl can dream. >> wanted to barack at certain points in his life. >> i'm well aware but i still would love it. >> but krystal, you can dream and meanwhile, we'll go to a commercial...
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michelle obama appeared on jim mel kimmel. she told him about her plan in case he forgets to vote. >> election day! election day! up and at um! get your shoes on! >> all right, okay. >> go vote! out the door! and eat some carrots. >>> pipa middleton attended a launch party for the release of her first book about party planning and recipes. >>> jessica biel says she plans to go the tra dils route and take new hubby justin timberlake's last name. >>> and finally, we knew this was coming, 22-year-old taylor swift and 18-year-old connor kennedy have called it quits after just a few months of dating. because of the distance and her busy schedule. is that really why? connor just saved himself. tmz says she plans to buy that $4.5 million home across from kennedy. what was the distance issue? last night jimmy fallon had had one with the break up. >> when asked about the break up, taylor swift just handed him a ipod and say play track six. >> a source close to the kennedy family says she was going too fast. if you're buying a home in t
michelle obama appeared on jim mel kimmel. she told him about her plan in case he forgets to vote. >> election day! election day! up and at um! get your shoes on! >> all right, okay. >> go vote! out the door! and eat some carrots. >>> pipa middleton attended a launch party for the release of her first book about party planning and recipes. >>> jessica biel says she plans to go the tra dils route and take new hubby justin timberlake's last name. >>>...
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as part of for a push against childhood obesity, michelle obama was commenting on the disney's decision to no longer have its programming funded by junk food. >> almost 1/3 of the country's children are overweight or obese. the focus today, advertising. manufacturers of high-calorie food and drink spend about a billion dollars a year on commercials directed at young children. disney says they will no longer be part of this. they are rolling out new rules with tv, radio channels, as well as their website. the first lady is impressed. >> this is truly a game changer for the health of our children. for years, people told us that no matter what we did to get our kids to eat well and to exercise, we would never solve our childhood obesity crisis until companies changed the way they sell food to our children. promoting healthy eating ever since she entered the white house and she said it is much better that the latest moves come from business, not from government. the skepticism about the new rules and what they will mean for the lives of america's children turn to the standards do not come i
as part of for a push against childhood obesity, michelle obama was commenting on the disney's decision to no longer have its programming funded by junk food. >> almost 1/3 of the country's children are overweight or obese. the focus today, advertising. manufacturers of high-calorie food and drink spend about a billion dollars a year on commercials directed at young children. disney says they will no longer be part of this. they are rolling out new rules with tv, radio channels, as well...
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the power of michelle obama is more than her. she doesn't stand as strong as she does and what could be considered an awkward body powerful and pure and grounded. and it's so great that you've created this book to tell this incredible story. i'm wondering did she know all of this history before your honor thing of it? >> was new to her. a lot of it was new. she knew -- we have written an article in "the new york times" about the first time she had heard of them or her mother. she didn't know, and her family have long known or suspected that was something they always thought. they didn't know the particulars like many. >> i'd just like to thank you again for the riding of the book. and a quick comment. the evidence i would suggest the evidence that i would refer to that are on the books against if you will would suggest to you this was something that was a very common occurrence that was happening when back then. otherwise there wouldn't not have the need for the law that you have on the books all over the place trying to be susta
the power of michelle obama is more than her. she doesn't stand as strong as she does and what could be considered an awkward body powerful and pure and grounded. and it's so great that you've created this book to tell this incredible story. i'm wondering did she know all of this history before your honor thing of it? >> was new to her. a lot of it was new. she knew -- we have written an article in "the new york times" about the first time she had heard of them or her mother....
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this move to michelle ng obama's father's side of the family, michelle obama's and and this is steve johnson, the first lady's great-grandmother who traveled to four cities, she was a sharecropper's daughter born in 1879 and somewhere along the way she decided she did not want anything to do with the farming life and she was one of the first of michele obama's and sisters to set site on chicago in 1908. this is her husband who was a minister who also lived in chicago. this is the first lady's great great grandmother, and she arrived in illinois some time in the 1860s. the first lady describes herself as a south side girl but the family had no idea their roots in illinois go that far back. if you look at mary, you will understand why the family story says she was part cherokee. she obviously has a mixed lineage but i was never able to establish for sure whether that was true. this is the first lady's grandfather, a mislabeled slide, who left south carolina and arrive in chicago around 1931. this is millvinia, the owner of millvinia's brother. this is a photo, this is an amazing coat,
this move to michelle ng obama's father's side of the family, michelle obama's and and this is steve johnson, the first lady's great-grandmother who traveled to four cities, she was a sharecropper's daughter born in 1879 and somewhere along the way she decided she did not want anything to do with the farming life and she was one of the first of michele obama's and sisters to set site on chicago in 1908. this is her husband who was a minister who also lived in chicago. this is the first lady's...
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please welcome first lady michelle obama! ( cheers and applause ) madam, first lady, thank you so much for coming on ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming. i apologize. they normally don't cheer for me that long. ( laughter ). thank you so much for coming back on the show. >> it's good to be back. thank you for having me. >> stephen: you were here almost exactly four years ago. >> yeah, but we weren't here. >> stephen: no, no, no. we were in philadelphia. it was during the campaign. the first time you were on my show, you were not the first lady. now you are. >> yes. >> stephen: that's called the colbert bump ( cheers and applause ) you're welcome. you're welcome. now, let's bump joining forces. tell me what it is and how they can get involved. >> jill biden and i started this initiative to make sure that this country, which is a grateful nation, that we make sure that we do whatever we can to honor the service of our troops, our veterans, and their families ( cheers and applause ) and this is the one-year anniversary,
please welcome first lady michelle obama! ( cheers and applause ) madam, first lady, thank you so much for coming on ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming. i apologize. they normally don't cheer for me that long. ( laughter ). thank you so much for coming back on the show. >> it's good to be back. thank you for having me. >> stephen: you were here almost exactly four years ago. >> yeah, but we weren't here. >> stephen: no, no, no. we were in philadelphia. it was...
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obama's speech given. at the same time the level of crisis is so profound that i think there was an undercurrent in some settings where there was a sense if this were any other setting and any other presidential figure, we would be outraged by the level of cries we're in. that's the rock and the hard place that african-americans place, the symbolic value political connections and emotional value of the first black president, but the reality that he's either unable or unwillingly to verbally address or substantively confront the race structure inequality. >> i want everybody to understand, of course we're not saying he caused the problems, the income falling the net worth falling or not. let me quote the head of the congressional black caucus: >> is that the ironic problem professor rose, if he were white, we would be pushing him harder to help the african-american community no. >> oh, i think there would be a much greater sense that a white democratic progressive liberal blue dog whichever would be held ac
obama's speech given. at the same time the level of crisis is so profound that i think there was an undercurrent in some settings where there was a sense if this were any other setting and any other presidential figure, we would be outraged by the level of cries we're in. that's the rock and the hard place that african-americans place, the symbolic value political connections and emotional value of the first black president, but the reality that he's either unable or unwillingly to verbally...
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ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder is about to get a pricy sex change surgery all on the taxpayer dime. a federal judge ordered massachusetts prison officials to provide the operation for the inmate as a way to treat her gender identity disorder. massachusetts senator scott brown calls the decision, quote, an outrageous abuse of taxpayer dollars. this inmate was born male but has received hormone treatments and now lives as a woman but in an all-male prison. >>> the public will have its chance to pay tribute to american hero neil armstrong at an event in the distr
ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a...
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. >> in addition to taping an interview with first lady michelle obama for "the view, "the president has a new advertisement hitting the air. >> mitt romney continues as battleground state court in colorado as he tries to rebound from a terrible week. national polls show that -- say the white house race is tight but obama leads in the battleground states. in denver last night, mitt romney slammed the president's record. >> it is clear that we can afford four more years like the last four years. that is why we will get change filing in washington that the people of america deserve better when mitt romney arrives and ohio tomorrow, he will be greeted by a new tv ad from the obama campaign attacking the gop nominee for saying 47% of americans are dependent on the government and view themselves as victims. >> doesn't the president have to worry about everyone? >> as the campaign steps up efforts in battleground states, some in the republican party worry of the collection is slipping away. >> he has an inability to focus on their own essential meaning. >> president of bumblebee in the yor
. >> in addition to taping an interview with first lady michelle obama for "the view, "the president has a new advertisement hitting the air. >> mitt romney continues as battleground state court in colorado as he tries to rebound from a terrible week. national polls show that -- say the white house race is tight but obama leads in the battleground states. in denver last night, mitt romney slammed the president's record. >> it is clear that we can afford four more...
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michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting. president obama and i are each very lucky to have one person who is always in our corner, someone who we can lean on and someone who is a comforting presence without whom we wouldn't be able to go another day. i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same thing everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funniest joke of the night, but it turns out that what he sa
michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting. president obama and i are each very lucky to have one person who is always in our corner, someone who we can lean on and someone who is a comforting presence without whom we wouldn't be able to go another day. i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit...
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do you know if michele obama ever met the t womenor >>bout mle o people. there was a man -- the question was, as michele obama or did she di a fknum?he two people hav oolupth es t waid earlier. what has been the fir lady's response to is bk? thti o t bhipn th y taycng behind it. judy cantor has been part of a obam.t of exploring michele kn.it isot asoesn esco sstha s s ful era t io. an so i wonder now that the book is out, the story is in, sh cledou?s he weightai -ml? at gillibrand? [laughter] >> i can tell you that the first lady does not often call or e-mail reporters. th i know f sur. e as a ol o n icin bksant a aic wch s r o wti during the process i met with members of for staff to kind of bere bkam o as i went alo. shas a sn too what she thinks, i don't know. >> well, it strikes me that giving your cho as an inivisyou wi fino. [ala >> forore and permission visit bk vitonrs website. tyolohe naafth jrs and situated on the missouri river, lewis and clark stopped here on their way west. now missouri's capital city has whouluherong of aut 40, o >> good aft
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good but when you talk what michelle obama has done is positioned herself as first mom in chief and i think as a physician and as a mother i applaud that because what she has done is added a very commonsense approach to this but if we get back to the original topic and talk about fat taxes i think first of all people need to understand what a fat tax is first of all there's a great misperception that a fat tax is a tax on fat people and that's not what we're talking about what we're talking about is not using a tax as a punitive measure but using a tax on foods that add no value to our nutritional scope and our nutritional intake as a motivational factor and yes what michelle obama is doing with the let's move campaign is motivational the tax adds a further motivation because when people are confronted with a choice between doing what's good for their waistline versus what's good for their wallet they're going to choose what's good for their wallet and what we need to understand as a society is that we need to separate the public health health motivations from the increasing tax reven
good but when you talk what michelle obama has done is positioned herself as first mom in chief and i think as a physician and as a mother i applaud that because what she has done is added a very commonsense approach to this but if we get back to the original topic and talk about fat taxes i think first of all people need to understand what a fat tax is first of all there's a great misperception that a fat tax is a tax on fat people and that's not what we're talking about what we're talking...
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michelle obama, what she wore. >> she looked at mazing. michelle obama just knows how to do it. she looks stunning in each one. th she didn't know michelle obama was going to wear this teel draped column silhouette dress, the british prime minister's wife there also in a designer dress. michelle obama didn't wear a belt. which she often does. >> you know how i feel about michelle obama and heavier fashion. and apparently president obama turned to the first lady and whispered, they look better than us. i think it was a tie. >> they wore tuxedos by nobody cares. >> all i can say is that you two know entirely too much about this. next story please. >>> the next time you crave a cupcake, you can get a quick firks from an acm. sprinkles are installed in automated machines. the cupcake company has an eye on the nation's capitol to be the next in line. the machines could be installed by this summer. >> and if i make my own can i make a deposit? >> thanks for starting your day with us.
michelle obama, what she wore. >> she looked at mazing. michelle obama just knows how to do it. she looks stunning in each one. th she didn't know michelle obama was going to wear this teel draped column silhouette dress, the british prime minister's wife there also in a designer dress. michelle obama didn't wear a belt. which she often does. >> you know how i feel about michelle obama and heavier fashion. and apparently president obama turned to the first lady and whispered, they...
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are it's a robert de niro actually did apologize michelle obama's office called the joke inappropriate so what's going on here is this just politics or is this yet another example that political incorrectness will be shunned in this society develop as a political comedian and as our studios in new york to talk more about this already and there are few days after all the apologizing bill maher wrote an op ed in the new york times telling people to stop apologizing he says i don't want to live in a country where no one ever says anything that offends anyone that's why here we have canada he said that's not us we think is that us. i think there are too many insincere apologies i think there are too many people asking for apologies and i think that at this point we're stifling comedy i'm a comedian you know i wrote an article for c.n.n. dot com earlier this week called stop the war on comedy and that's what this is going to do is joke let's be honest who would be offended by that of the new rich who is sailing in the republican party killing his own party the supporter and trying to get so
are it's a robert de niro actually did apologize michelle obama's office called the joke inappropriate so what's going on here is this just politics or is this yet another example that political incorrectness will be shunned in this society develop as a political comedian and as our studios in new york to talk more about this already and there are few days after all the apologizing bill maher wrote an op ed in the new york times telling people to stop apologizing he says i don't want to live in...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama gives jimmy kimmel a gentle message to make sure he and everyone else gets up and votes on election day. >> election, election day! let's go, move! >>> good friday morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry and the east coast is bracing for a direct hit by hurricane sandy. officials are busy making emergency plans. the category 2 storm is churning out in the caribbean where it's being blamed for at least 21 deaths. 11 of those in cuba alone. let's begin with nbc's jay gray. >> sandy's early warning came as the storm lashed the caribbean. violent winds and driving rains battering the islands and cuba take aing the most vicious hit and now the storm turns its attention towards the east coast. >> i have been watching it for the last two or three days and i saw this morning it is headed this way. >> reporter: models show sandy brushing the mid-atlantic through the weekend and targeting the east coast early next week. if the current forecast holds, new york could take a direct hit. >> we've opened the office emergency management situation room already and the nyc coa
. >>> first lady michelle obama gives jimmy kimmel a gentle message to make sure he and everyone else gets up and votes on election day. >> election, election day! let's go, move! >>> good friday morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry and the east coast is bracing for a direct hit by hurricane sandy. officials are busy making emergency plans. the category 2 storm is churning out in the caribbean where it's being blamed for at least 21 deaths. 11 of those in cuba alone. let's...
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has been quite a love fest now instead of some loony over michelle obama were sitting back jaw dropping the charismatic speech from former president bill clinton but when much of the pundits were fixated on clinton i was too busy pay attention to the fact that the d.n.c. issued a vote yesterday to amend their party platform to include statutes both for god and jerusalem take a look. all those delegates in favor say in. all those delegates opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair two thirds of voted in the affirmative the motion is adopted and the platform has been amended as shown on the screen. thank you very much. does that sound like two thirds majority to you i'm not so sure but what's even more shallow than this corrupt vote is how former house speaker nancy pelosi responded check it out. this is so mild in terms of want to date it's done it's over we're moving on from there and it's a waste of time really to chop it down and tell her that that well pelosi i disagree it's not a waste of time to talk about the fact that the call to reinstate jerusalem as the capital of israel cam
has been quite a love fest now instead of some loony over michelle obama were sitting back jaw dropping the charismatic speech from former president bill clinton but when much of the pundits were fixated on clinton i was too busy pay attention to the fact that the d.n.c. issued a vote yesterday to amend their party platform to include statutes both for god and jerusalem take a look. all those delegates in favor say in. all those delegates opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair two thirds...
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obama is saying many of the things now that i've said for years that i think is wonderful and she's absolutely right that children need at least one hour of active play exercise each day we all need at least that if we have any hope of being healthy but where i think it hasn't gone far enough is very much in partnership with corporations and there's a profit motivation to have us eat more or you know the problem motivation behind selling food big business for food and beverage i don't personally have a profit motivation behind what i do i've been doing this as a volunteer for years and you'll find that most health advocates are focused more on today's consequences of massive dollars behind marketing junk food from food and beverage rather than whatever unintended consequences just talking about i don't think there's any negative unintended consequences of getting an hour of exercise it. a course making healthier food on the i'm not talking about well and i'm not a guilty pleasure wish i could jump in here as go ahead go ahead but when you found her talk what michelle obama has done
obama is saying many of the things now that i've said for years that i think is wonderful and she's absolutely right that children need at least one hour of active play exercise each day we all need at least that if we have any hope of being healthy but where i think it hasn't gone far enough is very much in partnership with corporations and there's a profit motivation to have us eat more or you know the problem motivation behind selling food big business for food and beverage i don't...
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host: that was michelle obama in virginia last week. we will go to new jersey, a student on the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. i, of course, admire mrs. obama and mrs. biden for their efforts toward the veterans. we cannot forget about our veterans and the ridiculous war that there were sent to and the families that have suffered. the one thing i have to say, and i do not know that mrs. romney and knows about this, but there was a very short commercial by one of her sons who said our mother has raised five of us with no help. i think it also said that maybe someone came in once a week. sure they lived in a 20-room house. don't tell me she scrubbed of the bathrooms by herself every day. if she knew about that, i think she should come forward and say that her son was mistaken. if she didn't know about it, of course, it is not her fault. but i cannot believe she had no help. host: thank you. this morning, jan writes on twitter. ronald lauder out there. she appears more normal and a likable than admimitt. one other com
host: that was michelle obama in virginia last week. we will go to new jersey, a student on the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. i, of course, admire mrs. obama and mrs. biden for their efforts toward the veterans. we cannot forget about our veterans and the ridiculous war that there were sent to and the families that have suffered. the one thing i have to say, and i do not know that mrs. romney and knows about this, but there was a very short commercial by one of her sons...
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michelle obama gave a terrific speech. everyone knows bill clinton is going to give a good speech because he was president for eight years and done it all his life. barack obama gives great speeches. there is a sense of can you top that? already, even after the first night. who can ring the bell hardest? so i just think it -- the whole -- environment is complete live different here. we have gone from don't screw it up to how hard can you ring the bell? >> right. amazingly -- looks as though john boehner may have sense when he said it would be hard to fall in love with mitt romney. karen, you wanted to chime in. >> i was going say, look, here is the other difference i would say. democrats are very comfortable talking about who we are and what we stand for and we made no apologies for that. you saw every speaker very comfortable and not using euphemisms or coded language, speaking very directly about our values and michelle obama made a great case for the vision of america that we are trying to defend. i think we made the ar
michelle obama gave a terrific speech. everyone knows bill clinton is going to give a good speech because he was president for eight years and done it all his life. barack obama gives great speeches. there is a sense of can you top that? already, even after the first night. who can ring the bell hardest? so i just think it -- the whole -- environment is complete live different here. we have gone from don't screw it up to how hard can you ring the bell? >> right. amazingly -- looks as...
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. >> one book called american grown and the author is the first lady michelle obama. for just 30 bucks you, too, can have this book. she has been all over the place peddling this, jim. >> she has. and look, let's face it, obesity, food, these are huge issues. robin roberts giving him 38 minutes as the mrc carefully counted out might seem a bit much compared to loot of things. michelle obama was smart to get off of recenting america into loving food and veterans. she positioned herself brilliantly and it is paying off for her. >> here she is during her appearance on the view. how was she treated? >> i'm not interested in politics. never have been. one of the things you learn after 48 years of life you learn what your passions and gifts are. one thing that is certain i will serve in some capacity. >> she is not interested in politics. yew dijudy? >> he would use the word assert. see she asserted on the view. >> what about the teaming just before the election. >> these things, i mean you can't say there is a plot. she has gone from as you said heating america to vegetabl
. >> one book called american grown and the author is the first lady michelle obama. for just 30 bucks you, too, can have this book. she has been all over the place peddling this, jim. >> she has. and look, let's face it, obesity, food, these are huge issues. robin roberts giving him 38 minutes as the mrc carefully counted out might seem a bit much compared to loot of things. michelle obama was smart to get off of recenting america into loving food and veterans. she positioned...
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fraser robinson, these are michelle obama's parents. little michelle on the left and craig robinson and brother on the right. next slide. so this unknown here, who does not appear in the book is a contemporary of mary. so they were born roughly a year apart. he's a mississippi farmer who is noted in 181870s sensors as a 35-year-old who was part of a sensors track that includes a woman named betty wore. betty wore and robert gavin had a child named henry. could you go to the next site? salonga census records from 1870 mississippi, at the last name is at the top in the left corner and you see the household is to cut down for land to see robert l. 34, white farmer. calm down and she is 31, lack farmer, both from virginia, all the way down i know it's not so easy to see there's a henry, for names of. next slide. they are henry shows up in an 1800 cents is. now he is 32 years old. henry, a if you follow down, has one, two, three lines down to eugene sun, black. 10 over 12 meters 10 months old. that eugene gavin is my great grandfather. now g
fraser robinson, these are michelle obama's parents. little michelle on the left and craig robinson and brother on the right. next slide. so this unknown here, who does not appear in the book is a contemporary of mary. so they were born roughly a year apart. he's a mississippi farmer who is noted in 181870s sensors as a 35-year-old who was part of a sensors track that includes a woman named betty wore. betty wore and robert gavin had a child named henry. could you go to the next site? salonga...
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surrogate speaker, michelle obama. that's coming up. mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. >>> mitt romney supports sending our kids off to war but not his own kids. mitt romney avoided service in the military during the war of his era, the vietnam war. he asked for and obtained a draft deferment through an unconstitutional process that at the same time refused to give the same draft deferment to muhammad ali. and now mitt romney pretends that he was willing to serve in vietnam. mitt
surrogate speaker, michelle obama. that's coming up. mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ ♪ power surge,...
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michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same thing everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funniest joke of the night, but it turns out that what he said there is actually kind of true. at least the underlying point of it, which is that people apparently really, really like to see michelle obama out on the campaign trail. this is mrs. obama today speaking at a campaign rally in racine, wisconsin. there were something like 2,500 people, capacity crowd crammed in to see mrs. obama. we know it was a capacity crowd because there was also a line of people several blocks long outside who were trying to get in to see her but who could not get into the room. so when president obama says people are sometimes disappointed that they do not get michelle, i don't know about people's comparative feelings about seeing the two of them, but the first lady is a very, very effective campaigner o
michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same thing everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funniest joke of the night, but it turns out that what he said there is actually kind of true. at least the underlying point of it, which is that people apparently really, really...
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michelle obama loves being first lady. she is a very, very intelligent, well-educated, well-spoken woman with great opinions, strong opinion, but who also has a reputation earned for liking the comfortable lifestyle, and here in the white house, she has people taking care of her every want and wish. she's gone on many, many vacations, some controversial, destain, and to the ski slopes west of the united states. 42 days on vacation. she's living the life of a very pampered woman, and apparently this fits with her personality. >> you where "as where the clintons were open and above board on co-presidency beau boasting hillary clinton was equal with bill, obamas hide the fact that michelle is the president's most important political adviser and the one he listens to above all others before he makes major decisions." >> yes. i think that's so true. the way she does that is often through her very best friends, how she gets her opinions through. her very best friend, valerie jared. she's a woman who hired michelle many, many yea
michelle obama loves being first lady. she is a very, very intelligent, well-educated, well-spoken woman with great opinions, strong opinion, but who also has a reputation earned for liking the comfortable lifestyle, and here in the white house, she has people taking care of her every want and wish. she's gone on many, many vacations, some controversial, destain, and to the ski slopes west of the united states. 42 days on vacation. she's living the life of a very pampered woman, and apparently...
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that is what michelle obama's speech was about. both of the conventions are trying to improve the likability factor. this negative campaign has taken a real toll. >>shepard: people mostly know president obama. we have had him in our likes for five or six years now. governor romney, from what i am able to discern, i don't think people really know him yet. they don't get engamed until after the labor day holiday. >>guest: you are right of the it could be that both these conventions do not matter that much because voters may not tune in until after the convention. >>shepard: it will be interesting to see what happens tonight and tomorrow night. now i wondered what sort of effect president clinton will have, he is an incredible speaker and lights up the room. we know this. but he also is a reminder of very good times and times now are not very good. >>guest: what he will say, the economy was very prosperous when i was president, but it is president bush's fault the economy is the way it is but you need a democrat in the white house to
that is what michelle obama's speech was about. both of the conventions are trying to improve the likability factor. this negative campaign has taken a real toll. >>shepard: people mostly know president obama. we have had him in our likes for five or six years now. governor romney, from what i am able to discern, i don't think people really know him yet. they don't get engamed until after the labor day holiday. >>guest: you are right of the it could be that both these conventions do...
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president obama, first lady michelle obama, and their daughters took a stroll from the white house to the corcoran gallery of art last night. currently the museum is featuring an exhibit called "30 americans." the gallery describes it as a showcase of many of the most important african-american artists from the past three decades. earlier in the day, the president played basketball with his daughters at the interior department. >>> we're now less than a week away from super bowl xlvi. the new york giants will arrive in indianapolis today while the patriots came in last night. the giants and new england are both looking for their fourth super bowl title, while the patriots are looking for revenge. new york defeated new england four years ago in super bowl xlii. even though the game is six days away, fans are already flocking to indianapolis to take in everything before the big game. >> it's pert than what we expected. there's a lot more to do here, not just for adults, but for the little kiddos, as well, which is really nice. >> never been anywhere close to the super bowl. it's cool to
president obama, first lady michelle obama, and their daughters took a stroll from the white house to the corcoran gallery of art last night. currently the museum is featuring an exhibit called "30 americans." the gallery describes it as a showcase of many of the most important african-american artists from the past three decades. earlier in the day, the president played basketball with his daughters at the interior department. >>> we're now less than a week away from super...
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>> new guidelines thanks to michelle obama, michelle obama school lunch calorie limits. >> michelle obama nutritional school lunches. >> jon: oh, man, oh, right, that's right. because this isn't really about food or kids. it's about big government uber thanny michelle obama who if she said we feed clean air half the country would demand gills because freedom! listen the complaint. >> the usda shouldn't be deciding how many calories we take or how many calories we expend during the day. at some point it personal responsibility, i'm talking about. >> jon: this is america, jack. just because uncle sam is buying me lunch doesn't mean he request tell me what to eat-- he can tell me what to eat. by the way, how do you feel about this. >> the issue should you be able to use, be allowed to use an abd card i food stamp card at a mcdonald's. >> i would rather have my tax dollar going a family buying stuff at costco and bulk. >> jon: right, because this is america, jack! if uncle sam is paying for the meal, uncle sam gets to tell where you to eat. oh! i just forgot, i don't make any [bleep] sense! t
>> new guidelines thanks to michelle obama, michelle obama school lunch calorie limits. >> michelle obama nutritional school lunches. >> jon: oh, man, oh, right, that's right. because this isn't really about food or kids. it's about big government uber thanny michelle obama who if she said we feed clean air half the country would demand gills because freedom! listen the complaint. >> the usda shouldn't be deciding how many calories we take or how many calories we expend...
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first lady michelle obama has been attending the olympics in london. all this past weekend long, and that has led to some rather amazing photo ops. this is first lady michelle obama at a let's move exercise session that she held with local kids and u.s. service members' kids in london before the opening ceremonies last week. there she is at the same event with british soccer star the very handsome david beckham. here is michelle obama giving a preolympics pep talk to women's basketball team. this was kind of a stunning moment. upon meeting the u.s. wrestling team, the american wrestler asked first lady michelle obama if she could please pick her up. i'm guessing from the picture that the first lady answered in the affirmative and this history-making photo op was born. so awesome. after the u.s. men's basketball team kicked france's butt really badly yesterday, the u.s. men's basketball team got hugged from the first lady. not all at once. they all lined up individually to each get their hug from michelle obama. so one for kobe bryant, one for lebron ja
first lady michelle obama has been attending the olympics in london. all this past weekend long, and that has led to some rather amazing photo ops. this is first lady michelle obama at a let's move exercise session that she held with local kids and u.s. service members' kids in london before the opening ceremonies last week. there she is at the same event with british soccer star the very handsome david beckham. here is michelle obama giving a preolympics pep talk to women's basketball team....